Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hilltop Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hilltop Road (NW6 2PY) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the South Hampstead average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilltop Road (NW6 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near West Hampstead. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Hampstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linstead Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mazenod Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mazenod Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gascony Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gascony Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hemstal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smyrna Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smyrna Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gascony Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hampstead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Hampstead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linstead Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemstal Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemstal Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Iverson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Iverson Road | β |
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